Dear Summerside Families, 

We continue to learn, lead, and succeed together at Summerside! Our second and fourth graders engaged in an online assessment this past week called the CoGat. The results of this assessment will be shared with parents the week of 2/18. You can ask your fifth graders how to multiply decimals and how they celebrated their hard work with Mrs. Brunner in math this week. You can ask your first graders about what they are reading and writing about in class. Be sure to scroll through this week's entire update to see insight into some of the other celebrations of learning that are happening throughout the day and ways to get involved in our school and district! There is a lot of New  information to engage in this week! 

Sincerely,

Mrs. Courtney & Mrs. Edwards

Our SIXTH Annual #LoveWC Week is coming February 18th-21st and we want YOU to be a part of it again!  This year's theme is "West Clermont Strong" and you'll find all of details on the #LoveWC section of the WolfPack Hub here:  https://bit.ly/LoveWC23.

New  New this year! We have several local restaurants participating in a Dine to Donate fundraiser that benefits the West Clermont Whole Learner Assistance Fund. Here is a flyer to see which restaurants are participating, which day, and how to take part. Dine to Donate Flyer.

Other events:

• Submit shout-outs to West Clermont staff, community members, alumni, and local businesses or organizations!

• New  Give back to our local community through our district-wide Reading Pledge/Food Drive benefitting IPM.  Link to Pledge

• Show your WC spirit by dressing up for our district-wide spirit week.   Link to Spirit Week Flyer

• Share some WC love on social media using the hashtag #LoveWC.

• Display the #LoveWC image somewhere visible outside—on your house/building, a sidewalk, a vehicle, well, really anywhere! The more creative, the better! To get you started, here's a DIY coloring page and a letter-sized poster that can be printed.

We hope that you'll join us for #LoveWC Week 2025!

New  The PTO is already planning for the 2025-2026 school year! If you’d like to be involved or have a voice in your student’s future activities, we encourage you to join our PTO meetings.

Several of our board members will be moving on as their children graduate from Summerside, creating opportunities for new leadership. At our March meeting, we will be accepting nominations for the Treasurer position, with voting taking place in April. In April, we will take nominations for President, Vice President, and Secretary, with voting in May.

If you’re interested in a board position or have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out to the PTO at summersidepto@gmail.com. If a board position isn’t the right fit, we also welcome family members who’d like to volunteer for various roles and events throughout the year. 

New  WC Strong Story Collection 🆕 

Our WC Strong Story Collection webpage is now live on the website! Please check it out!

https://www.westcler.org/our-story/west-clermont-strong

As you may know one of our big communication focuses for 2025 is producing and sharing more stories about West Clermont. We want to highlight the great things happening in our district and what sets us apart but we need your help to make this a reality! Please send us stories that you know of (happening in your classrooms, school buildings, sports, extracurriculars, the arts, alumni, community partnerships, etc ) that you think would make a great story for us to highlight. We are looking for stories that not only showcase our strengths as a district but ones that also have a human connection. You can upload photos/videos/and information about your story idea/submission. We may use them in various ways - they could be used as longer stories (see below) or as shorts on social media.  The more information (WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, HOW) helps us out. 

Here’s how to upload:

We want to hear your West Clermont Story!

Tell us, what makes West Clermont Strong? Send us your photos and videos showing your West Clermont pride or events happening in the district!

First, create an account and register your email address by clicking the link below: 

Create An Account

After you create your account log in to upload your content by clicking the link below:

Upload Content

For context, here are some of the stories we’ve produced so far this year:

WCHS - Aviation Program

(Not sure if you saw but WKRC came out to the high school yesterday and produced a news story about this program! WKRC STORY - Great job Mitch!)

Willowville Podcast